If the Government Wants to Reduce Smoking,it Should Impose a Tax

question 165

Multiple Choice

If the government wants to reduce smoking,it should impose a tax on

• A)buyers of cigarettes.
• B)sellers of cigarettes.
• C)either buyers or sellers of cigarettes.
• D)whichever side of the market is less elastic.

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